EP0423758A3 - Sheet sorter - Google Patents

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EP0423758A3
EP0423758A3 EP19900119912 EP90119912A EP0423758A3 EP 0423758 A3 EP0423758 A3 EP 0423758A3 EP 19900119912 EP19900119912 EP 19900119912 EP 90119912 A EP90119912 A EP 90119912A EP 0423758 A3 EP0423758 A3 EP 0423758A3
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sheet sorter
sorter
sheet
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EP19900119912
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EP0423758A2 (en
EP0423758B1 (en
Inventor
Masakazu C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Hiroi
Mitsuhiro C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Mukasa
Kenji C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Kobayashi
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Canon Inc
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Canon Inc
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Priority to EP94111474A priority Critical patent/EP0624538B1/en
Publication of EP0423758A2 publication Critical patent/EP0423758A2/en
Publication of EP0423758A3 publication Critical patent/EP0423758A3/en
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Publication of EP0423758B1 publication Critical patent/EP0423758B1/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H39/00—Associating, collating, or gathering articles or webs
    • B65H39/10—Associating articles from a single source, to form, e.g. a writing-pad
    • B65H39/11—Associating articles from a single source, to form, e.g. a writing-pad in superposed carriers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2403/00—Power transmission; Driving means
    • B65H2403/50—Driving mechanisms
    • B65H2403/51—Cam mechanisms
    • B65H2403/511—Cam mechanisms involving cylindrical cam, i.e. cylinder with helical groove at its periphery
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2408/00—Specific machines
    • B65H2408/10—Specific machines for handling sheet(s)
    • B65H2408/11—Sorters or machines for sorting articles
    • B65H2408/113—Sorters or machines for sorting articles with variable location in space of the bins relative to a stationary in-feed path
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2408/00—Specific machines
    • B65H2408/10—Specific machines for handling sheet(s)
    • B65H2408/11—Sorters or machines for sorting articles
    • B65H2408/114—Sorters or machines for sorting articles means for shifting articles contained in at least one bin, e.g. for displacing the articles towards processing means as stapler, perforator
    • B65H2408/1141—Sorters or machines for sorting articles means for shifting articles contained in at least one bin, e.g. for displacing the articles towards processing means as stapler, perforator performing alignment in the totality or a large number of bins at a time
EP19900119912 1989-10-18 1990-10-17 Sheet sorter Expired - Lifetime EP0423758B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP94111474A EP0624538B1 (en) 1989-10-18 1990-10-17 Sheet sorter

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP271146/89 1989-10-18
JP27114689A JPH089453B2 (en) 1989-10-18 1989-10-18 Sheet sorter

Related Child Applications (2)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP94111474.6 Division-Into 1990-10-17
EP94111474A Division EP0624538B1 (en) 1989-10-18 1990-10-17 Sheet sorter

Publications (3)

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EP0423758A2 EP0423758A2 (en) 1991-04-24
EP0423758A3 true EP0423758A3 (en) 1992-01-02
EP0423758B1 EP0423758B1 (en) 1996-04-10

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EP94111474A Expired - Lifetime EP0624538B1 (en) 1989-10-18 1990-10-17 Sheet sorter
EP19900119912 Expired - Lifetime EP0423758B1 (en) 1989-10-18 1990-10-17 Sheet sorter
EP97114485A Withdrawn EP0822156A3 (en) 1989-10-18 1990-10-17 Sheet sorter

Family Applications Before (1)

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EP94111474A Expired - Lifetime EP0624538B1 (en) 1989-10-18 1990-10-17 Sheet sorter

Family Applications After (1)

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EP97114485A Withdrawn EP0822156A3 (en) 1989-10-18 1990-10-17 Sheet sorter

Country Status (3)

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EP (3) EP0624538B1 (en)
JP (1) JPH089453B2 (en)
DE (2) DE69026459T2 (en)

Families Citing this family (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5098074A (en) * 1991-01-25 1992-03-24 Xerox Corporation Finishing apparatus
JP2608367B2 (en) * 1992-09-17 1997-05-07 キヤノン株式会社 Sheet post-processing device
US6568675B1 (en) * 2000-11-28 2003-05-27 Hewlett-Packard Development Co., L.P. Sheet media output device

Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3044783A1 (en) * 1979-11-27 1981-06-19 Stewart, Keith Blainey, Huntington, Harbour, Calif. SORTING DEVICE FOR COPYING MACHINES
DE3117480A1 (en) * 1980-05-07 1982-03-04 Gradco/Dendoki, Inc., 94660 Newport Beach, Calif. SORTING DEVICE FOR COPYERS
DE3116940A1 (en) * 1980-05-02 1982-07-22 Gradco/Dendoki, Inc., 92660 Newport Beach, Calif. SORTING DEVICE FOR PAPER SHEETS, PREFERABLY FOR ATTACHMENT TO A COPIER
DE3151692A1 (en) * 1981-01-27 1982-08-19 Gradco/Dendoki, Inc., 92660 Newport Beach, Calif. SORTING DEVICE FOR COPYING MACHINES
US4561765A (en) * 1982-02-01 1985-12-31 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Image forming apparatus
EP0288881A1 (en) * 1987-04-20 1988-11-02 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha A sorter

Family Cites Families (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4214746A (en) * 1979-01-15 1980-07-29 Xerox Corporation Sorting apparatus
JPS57160859A (en) * 1981-03-30 1982-10-04 Toshiba Corp Sorter device
US4854571A (en) * 1986-03-12 1989-08-08 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Sheet sorting device
EP0301596B1 (en) * 1987-07-30 1996-06-19 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Sheet sorting apparatus with a stapler

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3044783A1 (en) * 1979-11-27 1981-06-19 Stewart, Keith Blainey, Huntington, Harbour, Calif. SORTING DEVICE FOR COPYING MACHINES
DE3116940A1 (en) * 1980-05-02 1982-07-22 Gradco/Dendoki, Inc., 92660 Newport Beach, Calif. SORTING DEVICE FOR PAPER SHEETS, PREFERABLY FOR ATTACHMENT TO A COPIER
DE3117480A1 (en) * 1980-05-07 1982-03-04 Gradco/Dendoki, Inc., 94660 Newport Beach, Calif. SORTING DEVICE FOR COPYERS
DE3151692A1 (en) * 1981-01-27 1982-08-19 Gradco/Dendoki, Inc., 92660 Newport Beach, Calif. SORTING DEVICE FOR COPYING MACHINES
US4561765A (en) * 1982-02-01 1985-12-31 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Image forming apparatus
EP0288881A1 (en) * 1987-04-20 1988-11-02 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha A sorter

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
EP0822156A3 (en) 1998-02-11
EP0423758A2 (en) 1991-04-24
EP0423758B1 (en) 1996-04-10
JPH03133875A (en) 1991-06-07
DE69026459D1 (en) 1996-05-15
JPH089453B2 (en) 1996-01-31
DE69033439T2 (en) 2000-07-06
EP0624538A3 (en) 1994-12-07
EP0624538B1 (en) 2000-01-26
DE69033439D1 (en) 2000-03-02
DE69026459T2 (en) 1996-11-14
EP0822156A2 (en) 1998-02-04
EP0624538A2 (en) 1994-11-17

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